Las Lajas, Panama
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About Las Lajas
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.
The spot faces SW (205°), so it takes swell from the SW. The wind blows offshore from the NE (25°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 250 m out (1 in 23). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 28°C in October, its coldest month (no wetsuit), and 30°C in April, its warmest (no wetsuit). For intermediate surfers the best month is usually June, with about 6 good days in 7; in January, about 0. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Las Lajas, 3.9 km away (about 10 min by car).
Water about 28°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Forecast
Las Lajas does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 19Oct | 45, fair | 3 ft10 shollow | 136kJ | wind from the west-north-west, 3 knots | 29°C |
| Tue 20Oct | 35, too small | 2 ft10 shollow | 113kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 4 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Wed 21Oct | 38, fair | 2 ft10 shollow | 98kJ | offshorewind from the east-north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Thu 22Oct | 36, fair | 2 ft10 shollow | 114kJ | wind from the south, 4 knots | 28°C |
| Fri 23Oct | 42, fair | 3 ft11 shollow | 146kJ | wind from the south-east, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Sat 24Oct | 40, fair | 2 ft10 shollow | 121kJ | wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots | 28°C |
| Sun 25Oct | 31, too small | 2 ft10 shollow | 97kJ | offshorewind from the north, 4 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Mon 26Oct | 24, too small | 2 ft9 shollow | 47kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 28°C |
| Tue 27Oct | 26, too small | 2 ft8 shollow | 39kJ | offshorewind from the north-east, 4 knots, offshore | 28°C |
Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.
Your trip, day by day
6 nights from today, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates
- Mon 19 OctTravel out
No way there we can work out.
- Tue 20 OctSurf Las Lajas
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
- Wed 21 OctSurf Las Lajas
Best 07:00 to 10:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.
- Thu 22 OctSurf Las Lajas
Best 13:00 to 16:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, wind 4 kn (8 km/h).
- Fri 23 OctSurf Las Lajas
Best 10:00 to 13:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 3 kn (5 km/h).
- Sat 24 OctSurf Las Lajas
Best 16:00 to 19:00 local time: 2 ft at 10 s, wind 3 kn (6 km/h).
- Sun 25 OctTravel home
No way there we can work out.
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